Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Pushing the abstract envelope


Image One


Image Two
(with a slightly darker background)

Well, art fair took a lot out of me. I was pretty intense and energetic about it. Started feeling a bit of a let down for a few days afterwards. But now I am in creative mode again. Even though I have no exhibits in the near future, I am glad I am feeling this way. I really think getting your work "out there" does have a motivating factor to it. And I continue to want to be experimental. I took a photo of a flower interior (a Hollyhock), as someone at the fair told me, and decided to jazz and color it up. It was already an abstract image but seemed rather dull compared to some of the other art I had displayed at the fair. (Another good reason to frame and exhibit a number of your pieces together, I find). So this morning Frank and I played with the image and shared thoughts and ideas on where to go with it. The circle itself is not a perfect circle, which I feel adds interest. The original Hollyhock photo had been cropped so no background was evident. I felt the need to add a background here, though. To me the cross has a spiritual connotation and the darkness represents space/universe, giving some depth to the piece. The two images above have slightly different backgrounds (one is a slightly lighter purple) and I'd appreciate any feedback about them (Your preference). I continue to delve into the world of abstract and was glad I exhibited a few of my newer pieces at the art fair. No titles yet here, but in time I'm sure they'll emerge.

3 comments:

Soulsearcher said...

Very nice picture and reflection. I'm glad that you are once again in the creative mode.

Doris said...

They are both beautiful! I'm drawn to the first with brighter yellows and definately feel it is personal. I've been watching and waiting, I'll be directing my friend to your site as I had brought up your work in conversations, she was very interested in seeing them at Imagine on Main!

Laura said...

Sooo... nice there lady. Love to come to your site and see new work.
~v~